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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
Cigar Fake.

Several grocers in the country, in
Scott. Muscatine, Clinton and Rock ISL
and counties, have been victimlzed this
fall by one W. S. Fisher, who has been
playing a rather shrewd game. His
scheme is to represent himself as an agent
for some well known tobacco house, and
take orders for their standard goods at
lower prices than they are usually sold.
He then introduces as sort of extra
bargain line of cigars which he sells on
his own account and for cash, These he
does not deliver unless obliged to, but
When the goods are actually put in, they
are of very worthless class. OF course,
the orders for tobacco are. never filled,
Fisher having no connection with the
prominent houses which he claims u. rep
resent. His favorite plan of late was 10
use card bearing the name of Steh-
mann s. Francis, 240 jefferson avenue,
Detroit, and 1894 Pearl street, New York.
Investigation shows that there is no such
firm in either city. and no such number
on Pearl street, New York. but Fisher is
known in Detroit, where he formerly
bought some cigars for cash. He is now
said TO be obtaining his supplies from
Henry L. Stehman & Co, reputable
firm of Lancaster, Pa. which is of course
| not responsible for Fishers acts. Fisher
has home in Galena. Ill, and considera,
bic other property accumulated through
his sharp dealing and swindlng, but al
is in his wife's name. 1t is not believed
that any dealers in the three cities have
been taken in by this man as he would
find it very difficult to avoid trouble 10
either of them. In The smaller country
towns his scheme works nicely, anC
that his victims are many is evidenced
by the handsome income which h
makes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
esIibuie Train,

The first vestibule train over the C g,
R. i. & P. road, passed through the city
yesterday afternoon with the Raymond
excursion on its way from Boston and
vicinity TO California. The train con
sisted of ten cars. The coaches are rad
ically different from the ordinary cars in
some respects. In entering you go to ;,
door facing to the side of the track In-
stead of out on the platform The cars
are run together and so made that the
usual platform is enclosed and a rug lies
stretched from one car to the other. TIC
keep the weather ont there is an arrange
ment similar to the old wooden Stat cur,
tains, plable and capable of being ex
tended or contracted as train goe.
around curve and one side is extended
more than the other
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
MILAN.

MILAN, Nov. IA.
Joe Fitzpatrick has the Johnston Mills
running full capacity to fill his orders.
The entire water sewer in front of Dr.
Huyetts residence is being remodeled by
the city dads. ~ tt9f5f+., 5H3E
The Graham Paper Company have
their mill remodeled, also steam attach
ment to run night and day to meet the
de mand of their product.
Mr., Ellsworth Brown is at present
reading law at Sweeney & Walkers, in
Rock Island, and preparing TO be admits
ted to the bar.
Graham's cotton mill which has been
shut down for over six months, started
few days ago, and Is now running to
full capacity. ...,
Mr.. Street, who bought D. W. Mas
thews' hardware stock some time ago, has
packed up and in a few days will move to
Waeeney, Kan. his old home.
Ed. Hinton has taken full charge of
the barber shop owned by E. w. Thomp-
son. Ed. has become quite an expert
as tonsitorial artist, as well as
musician, tl
Wellie Caldwell, who left about Oct,
1st for Colorado, is pleasantly enjoying
himself at Yuma with Henry HALEY,
He is much pleased with the crops pro-
duceG.
Ward Omstead, who has been attend
ing the agricultural school at Ames, Iowa,
for the past nine months, returned last
week and took charge of the Doxie school
for the winter.
James Manning & Bro. have returned
from Colorado, where they have been do
ing land office business, running Mr..
Manning's gold claim, which is found
to be very valuable one.
John Fitzpatrick. long resident of
Rural, has quit farming, and thinks seri-
| ously Of taking up the stock shipping
business here, which has been much neg
| lected at this point.
E. W. Thompson. who has been
studying for the ministry for the past
year in the M. E. church, was assigned
to Illinois City a short time ago, BIZ the
presiding elder, P. A Cool
| Mr.. Frank Young wound up with a
long business here last May, and left for
Kansas and settled at Wichita He and
Mr.. Thos. Johnston, formerly of Milan,
embarked in the grocery business July
LIST. Last week they sold out to cast
their lot sgain among their friends here
and find Milan just as they left it only
| to remind them ofih0me more than ever
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
The Girl Who W orb =.

An exchange says of the girl who
works: God bless her. She is brave
and active. She is not too proud to earn
her own living, nor ashamed to he caught
at her daily task. She is studious, pains
taking and patient. She smiles AT you
from behind counter or desk, There is a
memory sown into each silken gown.
She is like a Young mountaineer already
up the hill, and the sight of her should
be an inspiration to us all. 1t is an hon
or to know this eirl-to be worthy of her
regard. Her hands may he stained with
factory grease or printers ink, but il is
an honest hand and helping one. 1t
saves misfortune from homes; it is the
one shield that protects many forl0rn
little family from the almshouse and
asylum. 1t seems strange that there
should be miscreants so low that they AS
sault these honest, courageous girls,
either to brighten them. rob them, or At
tempt something worse, yet, such is the
case"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
A DESPAIR STRUCK CHILD.


n i1''''e nos ilrst iss'e Oh Lhes Bit
A""hehihe.
"hei Tue siooily liuIh Vi ochopeI-
n'''ei ''''iiiai' Vi me Is ieit ana seen, put
IL remained Ior Detroit small boy aged
years 10 WORK out the last analysis OF the
mockefy ana The misery OF this existence.
nv, ms ioi'u iiiaiiliiia was gone down town.
ihe siii,'ii ooy sal On one Oh the steps 10 his
paatlal avenue home IN Impatient waiting
lor That fond mammals return. The mo-
hieiits sped ana she came not. 10 the I'M
tuto[ed soul OF that small BOY seconds ex-
pifdeu INTO ages-hay, icons OF time. The
lltei SalS oe'weeli morse cars ION one OF
Whlch the looked 1or mother was TO GOMEZ
luiiiiieu the cnilus conception OF unlimited
diuaIloh-by which phrase the old arithme-
ticlafis deilned eternity. Car after car
passed iho1herleSs, lnvolVlng half score at
least OF eternltles, but at last, at last, oh,
JOY uhspeakabie' the eager peering eyes
caught sght OF the figure for which their
owner had stayed so long IN agony. Ecstasy
chased away the settled, dumb despair that
orooded over the soul OF the waiting small
BOY HIS every dream of earthly bliss was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

An emploYe of certain railroad Office
10 this city was recently visited by his
best girl. who called at the office with II
friend, and after some small talk, sug-
gested that they had horse and buggy
and it would he good opportunity to
attend the base ball game at Sylvan ISIS
and, and gave him formal invitation Ia
accompany the two tair ones, which lac
playfully accepted The young ladies,
after waiting about half an hour for
their escort to make his appearance, dis
patched messenger to hunt up the Cilas
tory cavalier, when they discovered that
his rather impractical joke had been fur
nishing unlimited amusement for the en-
tire clerical force in the local railroad
offirp .....s
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

&Passing to the main question, overpressure
in the schools is fact to the same degree
that overpreSsure in other departments of
American life is a fact. Here | see no
reason to throw aside or modify the conclu-
sion that came to three or four years ago, of
which this is the substance: Our inherited
Saxon push, our national environment. our
boundless opportunities, and our free inStitu-
tons, in respect to courage, audacity, enter
prise, and many forms OF achievement. make
us people by ourselves. 1t would be hard
to name field of life in which our energy.
Impotence and nervousness do not show
themselves. 1t is notorious that the average
American does more work, whether physical
or mental, than any other average man in
the world; hence it is that America is the
gauge for measuring the most energetic COM
munities of the old world, as when Ianca-
shire, England, is called America and
water"
The words in which Mr. Herbert Spencer
spoke of the injury done by our high pressure
life, at the dinner given him in New York
four or five years ago, will not soon be for
gotten. History has charged good deal TO
the American spirit, and credited it with
much more. Its worst effects, unfortunately,
are seen in the higher fields of effort-sci-
ence, literature, education and art-where
time is an all important factor The tension
of the public schools is too high in
the sense that the tension of our
business and social life is too high:
in other words, the schools partaks
of the national genius. Dr. Stanley Hall,
some years ago, said he had seen file of one
hundred and fifty small German boys Just as
they marched out of the school house at noon
quarter of mile away; also that he had oh.
served that the little girls at the Victoria
school, Berlin, did not run step at recess, or
do anything that an equal number of ladies
might not do But such things as these, it
hardly need be said, cannot be found in the
typical American school.-B. A Hinsdale in
Science.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
Journalism Is for the Young

The prominent figures here at the heads of
the great metropolitan journals are, almost
without exception, men in their prime Ben
nett is very little, if any, more than 40. Pu-
liter hasn't gray hair in his head White
law Reid is in about the same luster with
both of these. Dana is old, but Amos Cum
mings, who edits The Evening Sun and is
really the moving spirit there, is still young
man George Jones is not yet past his prime.
John Cockerill is still young, and Eggleston,
who edits The Commercial Advertiser, is
grizzled about the temples, but still on the
right side Of the hill and his staff are all very
young men. The editor of the new Evening
World, which sprang into such instant popu-
larity, is young fellow who was scribbling
at the reporters desk three years ago and is
not yet 30. The same may be said of the
magazines. The clever new Scribner has an
entire staff Of young men. The Century has
not an old man connected with it, and Alden
is the only elderly person who is in power on
Harper's. Journalism is for the young and
not for the old The genius of the profession
requires it-New York Cor. Brooklyn Eagle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
AnyIaE To norHERs.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain OF cutting teeth2 If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslows Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer inn
mediately. Depend upon it mothers,
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
tenn Mrs. Winslow's Soothing SyruI
for Children Teething is pleasant to tn,
taste. and is the prescription of one Of
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout tn,
world. Price 25 cents per bottle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

For 25 years | have been afflicted with
catarrh so that | have been confined to
my room fer two months at time
have tried all tie humbugs in hopes of
relief, fbut 10 no success. until | met with
an olaFfriend who had used Ely's Cream
Balpfand advised me to try it. l pro
cured a bottle TO please him, and from
the first application found relief. 1t is
the best remedy have ever tried. W,
W. Matthews. Justice of the Peace, Shen-
andoah, Iowa.
Two bottles of EIy's Cream Balm cured
the wife of well known L. 5. A. gen
eral and also two army officers in Arizo
ma, of catarrh.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

Insanity is on the increase. Statistics
show this. Many cases are bought on
by overwork, anxiety. excitement, men
tai trouble and nervous prostration; it is
also inherited. Invariably sleeplessness
and constipation manifest themselves be.
fore one becomes insane. Constipation
induces dyspepsia, jaundice, bad breath,
piles, pimples, low spirits, headache. ate.
DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic relieves
constipation. thereby curing these dis
eases. Price. 80 cents, of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

The best medical writers claim that the
successful remedy for nasal catarrh must
be non-irritating, easy of application, and
one that will by its action, reach all the
remote sores and liberated surfaces . The
history of the effort to treat catarrh du-
ring the past few years obliges usto ads
nit that only one remedy has completely
met these conditions, and that is Ely
Cream Balm. This safe and pleasant
remedy has mastered catarrh as nothing
else has ever done, and both physicians
and patients freely concede this fact. The
more distressing symptoms quickly yield
TO it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

I'VE took it out riding in its carriage
and it went to sleep. 1t caught cold
while We were carrying it from the car,
riage back into the house The Holman
Adjustable babg>carriage can be detached
from the wheels and carried into TIC
house without disturbing the baby See
advertisement and send for cltalOgue.
215 Wabash avenue, Chicago, II
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appes
title is poor, you are bothered with head
ache, you are hdgety, nervous, and gen.
orally out of sorts. and want to brace up.
Brace up, but not with stimulants. spring
medicines, or btters, which have for
their basis very cheap, bad whisky, and
which stimulate you for an hour. and then
Rave you in worse condition than before.
What you want is an alternative that will
purify your blood, start healthy action of
liver and kidneys, restore your vitality
and give renewed health and strength.
Such medicine you will find in Electric
Bitters, and only so cents q bottle at
Hartz & Bahnsen's drug store. r
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
RucKLEN,s RRNfcA sRLvE.

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Warranted To speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers. sait rhenm, fever sores, can.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
81 Don't Want Relief. but Cnrs y.

is the exclamation of thousands suffering
from catarrh. To all such we say; Cat
arrh can be cured by DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. 1t has been done in thousands
of cases; why not in yours Your dan>
ger is in delay. Enclose a stamp to the
Worlds Dispensary Medical association,
Buffalo, n. y, for pamphlet on this dis
ease
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

Mrs, Messenger. a former belle OF New
Albany, Ind, has eloped with pcddIer
who bears the reputation of being the
homeliest man in the HoosIer state.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

Statistics show that the consumption Of
sugar in the last fifty years has gone up from
about fifteen to seventy pounds per head; Of
tea from one and one-quarter to four and
three-quarter pounds per head; of tobacco
from eighty-six hundredths to one and forty
hundredths pounds per head. and q on
Chicago News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

There are 200,0OO miles of railroad in the
United States and it takes five kegs of rail-
road spikes per mile TO keep up repairs,
which makes an annual consumption Of
l,000o00 kegs. To this must be added three
and half tons per mile for the 12,0c miles
Of newroad which is built annually Chicago
Ha,all
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

The Rice Coil Carriage Spring is easy
on the carriage, easy on the RIDER easy
on the pocket, and easy to take when
once seen ard felt It dos not break
nor weaken. but gets better as it grows
Older There's no spring like it,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

The Philadelphia North American says
that Insurance Agent Adams has been wait
ing for fifteen years for a letter which has
just reached him The sender must have
Inadvertently put one Of the immediate de
livery stamps ON the letter; but it doesn't
seem fifteen years since such stamps We're III
PRODUCED Norristown Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

Queen Emma, of Holland. is a bru.
nette whose eyes would be very pretty
did she not continually wink when speak
ing, thus giving you the impression oil
preparing for good burst of tears.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

A man in Rondout has had an alpaca
umbrella for thirty three years. If it had
been silk umbrella the story would
have been different
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

with J E. Loosely 6 Co, Successors to
Hayes & Cleaveland) general insurance
agents. Fire, tornado, cargo, life and
accident insurance policies written at
lowest rates given by any reliable com
pany. Ocean steamship passage tickets
for sale. Office removed to No. I713
Second avenue, next door east of Nc.
lntire & Co.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

A New Hampshire editor lately put the
following under the head of Pheasant
Personal Paragraphs "Reverdy Bishop
lost two fingers last Friday, in q corn
cutter"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

The London Telegraph finds llS out of $50
peers worthy to sit in Westminster. The
rest are black sheep and they who are hope
lessiy eccentric or 'congenitally stupid. The
Telegraph suggests that the peers pick out a
small minority and let them do the legislating
for the crowd.-Chicago News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

A Danbury man lost his dog. After
he had given up all hope of finding the
animal it came home wearing a collar
marked: Whoever finds this dog will
| return him TO the Rev. ---p
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

New winter gloves for men are fine
aneoras with subdued two color back
stripes and genuine Scotch knit in soft
checks and bright mixtures.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
q. FRAZER


Attorney at law, loans money on good
security. makes collections. Reference,
Mitchell Il LynAe, bankers, Office in
nosi office block
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
LOCAL NOTICES.

Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. Of
Boston, Mass, organized 1872, Assets
nearly Sl,000.000. f. w. Hurst, agent
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
Hard Coal Market.
All sizes and best grades of Anthracite
coal S90 per ton, delivered to any par
of this city. usual discount for cash; can
mel coal for CRATES Sc
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

There are in Boston between 500 and
900 negroes, who were born subjects of
the British Crown.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
won't YOU buy NV flowers air m

won't you buy my flowers sir my
pretty fiowers-roses, marguerites gera
Ifiums and violets.-sweet flowers sir. and
very cheap" mo. my dear. I've just
got one quarter over today, and I'm 60.
ing to get bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

Mr. Iiams is running for Office in Oma>
ha. The pr0hibitionists will vote against
him. because he comes within one of be-
ing Mr.. J Jans, taI
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

There is a com plant in some parts o
Oregon of a scarcity Of cheap Chinese la
Dor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

The latest things in English made
braces sent over here for spring orders are
broad at the web and have an air OF so
lility about them. sit-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

Houston, Texas, is only small town
in comparison with Chicago yet sixteen
divorces were recently granted there in
one daV
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

The BARRIERS are to hold national
convention in Buffalo Speeches are to
he limited to the time required for an or
binary shave.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

D. L. Moody's son is Yale freshman
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
BUSINESS CARDS.
NJ. N. InIiRETr.

ATTORNEY At LAW. Solicitor u Z .ncery Al
IL u Wary Public. Abstracts, Loans and c0ilec
tons. t'.uce- Bufo is Block. % avenue, ovel
Bakers lev lry storr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15

up at country inns, and meeting lawyers
and judges, they amused themselves in tell
ing stories, and ill this art-and it is an art
MIR. Lincoln became an adept. One day, /
remember, he had just got in from one Of
these extended trips when heard him say to
his partner Billie, heard a good story
while was up in the country Judge B. was
complimenting the landlord on the excel.
ience of his beef. Il am surprised he said,
that you have such good beef You must
have to kill "A whole critter every time YOU
want any" YES said the landlord, i've
never kill less than whole critter"' Mr..
Lincoln was a member of the Sons of Tenn
perance and at one time delivered temper
ance speeches. He seemed to care very little
about eating drinking or dress, his mind
seeming to be constantly absorbed in weight
Ter matters. Once he delivered a speech at
ottawa. He wore a suit of duck. As ne
progressed in his argument he took off his
coat and his vest. His pantaloons had evil
IDENTIFY shrunk in washing, for they did not
come within six inches of the tops of his
shoes. HIS audience, however, made no note
OF these things. They were carried away
with his oratory and the force Of his logic.
His grotesque appearance rather added to
the effect of his address.
II received the telegram asking Mr.. Lin
coin to make his now famous Cooper insti-
tute address in 1860 After he had read the
message he asked his partner what he should
take as his subject and Mr.. Herndon said
Talk on politics by all means; that seems to
be your forte / learned afterward- that
Mr.. Lincoln had been asked to lecture in
Plymouth church. and he went east under
the impression that he was to speak in Brook
lyn He purchased new suit of broadcloth
for the occasion, but not wishing to soil it on
the journey, he stuffed it into a not very Ca
pacious valise, and l am told that when he
reached New York it was a mass of wrinkles
But when he got up to speak before that I'M
mense audience in Cooper institute he car
ried them right along with him, and they
thought no more of his personal appearance
than did his hearers at Ottawa when he spoke
in his shirt sleeves l was with him in the
office of The Illinois State Journal when the